Stand Film

Bella Bella Board Shop

Anthony — Tue, 15 May 2012 22:02:18 +0000

Last week I made a quick trip to Bella Bella to check in with the students building their own handmade, cedar paddleboards. Originally I wasn’t planning to make this trip as I will be back in Bella Bella next week to shoot the finishing touches on their boards, but they are so keen [...]

Quiksilver Waterman to present STAND

Anthony — Mon, 07 May 2012 19:40:30 +0000

We are excited to announce that Quiksilver Waterman have signed on as the presenting sponsor for STAND. Since we had the concept for the film last year, we have been searching for a partner to support the project. That partner, however, needed to be [...]

Anthony — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 21:39:32 +0000

Back home after a hectic 10 days away shooting for STAND. The week of the Joint Review Panel hearings was intense, enlightening and humbling. The courage of the students that undertook the hunger strike was inspirational. They are young people with little real perspective on just how rich they are in terms of their culture [...]

Bella Bella Youth Hunger Strike

Anthony — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 19:34:25 +0000

Late Saturday night I arrived in Bella Bella and woke the next morning to the Heiltsuk Nation preparing for the Enbridge Joint Review Panel (JRP). The JRP is a forum for the people potentially affected by the pipeline and tanker route to voice their concerns. The three JRPmembers arrived on a plane and [...]

STAND is Live. Support the film on IndieGoGo

Anthony — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 01:01:38 +0000

“STAND” the new film from b4apres Media in association with Dendrite Studios will take you into the heart of the largest temperate rainforest on the planet—the Great Bear in British Columbia, Canada. Hung on the skeleton of a good ol’ fashioned adventure undertaken by a group of surfers, the potential effects of introducing super [...]

Enbridge Issue Heating Up and So Are We

Anthony — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:29:51 +0000

The Joint Panel Reviews began in Kitimat yesterday with the people of the communities affected turning out to express their views. The battle is heating up, with the government becoming vocal about opposition to the proposed pipeline and tanker route.

Meanwhile, Nic and I have hunkered down to cut [...]

Tipping Barrels- A GBR Surf Film

Anthony — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:33:05 +0000

Tipping Barrels from Sitka on Vimeo.

This a beautiful and artist short film from Ben Gulliver and the stylish crew at Sitka Surf. Shot in the Great Bear Rainforest, there are some good waves to be had whilst taking in the landscape of this threatened place. Not to mention [...]

First Glimpse into the Culture of the Great Bear Rainforest

Nicolas — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 09:10:41 +0000

As Anthony as been eluding, b4apres is undertaking a new project and I am very stoked to be a part of it. The details of this will be released in the near future, but to get things going I have a number of photos from my first visit to the town of Hartley Bay, BC. [...]

Spirit Bears and the Pipeline Issue Featured in National Geographic

Anthony — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 20:48:35 +0000

The Great Bear Rainforest’s iconic spirit bears where featured in August’s National Geographic. Not only did the region garner a cover photo, but two feature articles, one on the bears and the second on the controversial Enbridge pipeline and the proposed tanker route through the GBR. You can rest assured that it is big issue [...]

PacificWild.org Action Page

Anthony — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 20:47:22 +0000

The good people over at PacificWild.org have crated a page with a list of things you can do to take action against the pipeline and tanker route. Top of the list and open until Oct 6th is registration for The Enbridge Pipeline Joint Panel Review hearings that will be taking place in [...]